Ordinary People
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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Timothy Hutton
Best Director
Robert Redford
Best Picture
Ronald L. Schwary
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Alvin Sargent
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Judd Hirsch
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mary Tyler Moore
 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress
Mary Tyler Moore
Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Timothy Hutton
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Robert Redford
Ronald L. Schwary (unit production manager) (plaque)
Steve Perry (first assistant director) (plaque)
Michael Britton (second assistant director) (plaque)
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
Robert Redford
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
Timothy Hutton
Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
Mary Tyler Moore
New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male
Timothy Hutton
Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Donald Sutherland
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role
Judd Hirsch
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Alvin Sargent
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Robert Redford
 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
Robert Redford
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won NBR Award Best Director
Robert Redford
Best Film
Top Ten Films
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 2nd place NSFC Award Best Actress
Mary Tyler Moore
Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won NYFCC Award Best Film
2nd place NYFCC Award Best Actress
Mary Tyler Moore
Tied with Goldie Hawn for Private Benjamin (1980).
3rd place NYFCC Award Best Director
Robert Redford
Best Supporting Actor
Timothy Hutton
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Alvin Sargent
 

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